[CAUT] False beats Steinway B

[Jim Busby]

Ron,

Wah Wah Wah at about 6-8 per second, very clear beat. Some a bit slower.

Duplex didn't change anything.

I guess I should change the strings and dress the v bar before I get too excited.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 8:01 AM
To: College and University Technicians
Subject: Re: [CAUT] False beats Steinway B


> On a new B in the upper octave only I have several strings with strong
> false beats. All bends are made, etc. Bridge pins are tight, CA glued.
> Pushing on the pin with a screwdriver doesn't help. It's new, so I don't
> think the v-bar is an issue. What to do??? What am I overlooking? Ron,
> is it design?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim Busby


Jim, define "false beat". Is it a clear beat or more chaotic
noise, and what's the approximate beat rate? Does anything
change when you tape off the duplexes? Being new doesn't rule
out the V bar just yet.
Ron N